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 Redrock
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Planted 1973
This 3+ acre parcel was planted in 1973 of certified, phase 2, St.
George rootstock, scion wood from Robert Young. Approximately 2,000
vines at 8 x 12 spacing retrofitted in 1990 to an Open-U trellising
system. This hillside elevation is 2,300 feet. Since the retrofit, the
fruit quality has improved showing traditional characteristics of mountain
grown Cabernet. Rich quality fruit with intense color and flavor. This
block is leaf thinned shortly after berry set for optimum sun/element
exposure. This hillside, high elevation (2,200 ft) vineyard is exposed
to element extremes and produces small, intense berries with big, fruity
flavors. The Robert Young scion wood in these older Cab vineyards is
all but extinct; this Redrock block is testimony to the giant leaps
Sonoma County took with Robert Young Cabernet. Gentle rolling to steep
hillsides with as much as 3-5 feet of reddish-brown gravelly loam soils.
1987 Sweepstakes Winner of San Diego Wine Competition.
Block Statistics
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Appellation |
Mendocino |
Elevation |
2,300' Hillside |
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Clone |
Robert Young |
Shoot Thinning |
Y |
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Rootstock |
Phase 2, St George, scion wood
from Robert Young |
Leaf Pulling |
Y |
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Varietal |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Crop Thinning |
Y |
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Trellis System |
Open U, 8 x 12 spacing |
Soils |
Suther Loam |
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Irrigation Regimen |
Drip/fertigated |
Year Planted |
1973 |
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Winemaker Tasting Notes |
"… nice black fruit,
good concentration, bitter sweet chocolate, deep toast, rich,
powerful ..." |
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Medals / Ratings |
1984 Sweepstakes Winner
San Diego Wine Competition - Part of Imagery Ash Creek Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon - Gold Medals for 99 |
| Year |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Yield (Tons) |
35.5 |
23.5 |
Kendall-Jackson
= 17
Franciscan = 21 |
44.9 |
51.9 |
30 |
41.7 |
25.8 |
| Brix |
22.91º |
24.2º |
Kendall-Jackson
= 23.7º
Franciscan= 23º |
23.6º |
23.31º |
23.32º |
23.7º |
24.2º |
| TA |
n/a |
0.68 g/100 ml |
n/a |
0.55 g/100 ml |
0.74 g/100 ml |
0.74 g/100 ml |
n/a |
0.74 g/100 ml |
| pH |
n/a |
3.46 |
n/a |
3.62 |
3.44 |
3.22 |
n/a |
3.27 |
| Winery |
Chateau Souverain |
Lyeth |
Kendall-Jackson
Franciscan |
Franciscan |
Klein Family |
Klein Family |
Klein Family |
La Crema |
| Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Yield (Tons) |
22.15 |
13.22 |
13.34 |
19.4 |
11.8 |
9.2 |
8.2 |
13.4 |
| Brix |
25.1º |
n/a |
22.9º |
23.6º |
25.4º |
26.3º |
25.7º |
23.9° |
| TA |
0.83 g/100 ml |
n/a |
0.56 g/100 ml |
0.63 g/100 ml |
0.70 g/100 ml |
n/a |
n/a |
0.52 g/100 ml |
| pH |
3.24 |
n/a |
3.59 |
3.36 |
3.76 |
n/a |
n/a |
3.56 |
| Winery |
Kendall-Jackson |
Kendall-Jackson |
Benziger Reserve
Vineyard Designate |
Benziger Reserve
Vineyard Designate |
Benziger
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Topel Winery |
Buckley; Arista
Winery |
Mayo Winery Reserve |
| Year |
2005 |
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| Yield (Tons) |
3.0 |
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| Brix |
27.7º |
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| TA |
0.807 g/100 ml |
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| pH |
3.54 |
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| Winery |
Francis Ford Coppola |
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